Location: Texas

Before Gov. Greg Abbott says what kind of expanded gambling he would support in Texas, he describes what he doesn’t want to see. He wants... more

Just about every day of the week, high-stakes Texas gamblers from Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Midland-Odessa and other Texas cities... more

Island-born billionaire Tilman Fertitta puts the odds of a casino bill passing out of the Texas legislature at about the same as drawing a... more

Advocates for legalizing online sports betting in Texas debuted new bills Monday that take a narrower approach than they did in 2021 — and... more

Texas furniture mogul Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is all for placing high-dollar wagers on Texas sports teams. However, as some lawmakers... more

In an effort to prop up the horse racing industry in Texas, state Rep. Charlie Geren has filed the second of what is likely to be multiple... more

Las Vegas Sands, which sold its Strip holdings a year ago and is now an Asia-centric company with casino resorts in Macau and Singapore,... more

A North Texas representative has filed legislation to expand casino gambling in Texas and legalize sports betting. Fort Worth Republican... more

Gambling has long been outlawed in Texas. That’s because the Texas Constitution prohibits “lotteries and gift enterprises,” except for... more

Gambling legalization advocates in Texas are going all in again this legislative session, confident that they have built more support since... more